Siopao Sauce
Savory sauce for Filipino steamed buns
Ingredients
- 2 cups beef stock or broth
- 1 piece star anise or 1/2 teaspoon five spice powder
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch diluted
- 2 tablespoon water
- 1/4 cup onions diced
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- A dash of ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a heated saucepan, bring pour the beef stock and bring it to a boil
- Add the onions, garlic, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, salt, ground black pepper, and star anise to the beef stock.
- Let the mixture simmer for 8 to 10 minutes and more water as needed.
- Once the mixture has been brought to a simmer, turn off the heat and strain the mixture into a bowl.
- Pour the strained mixture into a new heated saucepan and bring it to a boil.
- Mix the cornstarch and water to create a diluted cornstarch mix
- Add the cornstarch diluted in water then stir continuously until the texture becomes thick.
- Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool down then transfer the Siopao sauce to a serving container.